Green Streets

A Tree Planting and Transitional Jobs Program

Each tree planting season, the Tree Foundation partners with the New Jersey Parole Board to hire a tree planting crew, creating transitional jobs for individuals under parole supervision. Transitional jobs are time-limited jobs that combine real work, skill development and support services to help participants overcome barriers to employment. Since spring 2006, this program has planted 14,899 trees and employed 97 parolees. This program is supported through contracts. You can hire our Green Streets crew to support this program.

Spring 2013This spring, the Green Streets crew planted 473 street trees and developed 3 rain gardens – two in Camden and 1 in Gloucester City, NJ. The crew was supported by a grant from the US Forest Service and contracted jobs totaling almost $52,000.

Fall 2012In fall 2012, the Green Streets crew planted 560 trees across NJ, and employed three ex-offenders. The crew was supported by both federal funding and 17 contracted jobs including street tree plantings, landscaping, maintenance work, rain gardens and Firewise gardens. Income generated through contract work was over $80,000.